OBITUARIES

Jul 29, 2022

Larry G. Chalfant, 69, of Perryopolis, passed away Friday, July 29, 2022 at Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Hills.  Born September 24, 1952 in N. Charleroi, PA he was the son of the late Alfred F. and Isabel D. Stephens Chalfant.  A resident of Perryopolis for the past 37 years, Mr. Chalfant was a member of the Perryopolis United Methodist Church...

Jul 26, 2022

Mary Apessos Fletcher, 77, of Bethel Park, formerly of Monessen, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at her home.  Born October 17, 1944 in N. Charleroi, PA she was the daughter of the late George and Angelina Kokkinakis Apessos and her step father Nick Senich.  Mrs. Fletcher was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord RC Church, Monessen, was...

Jul 25, 2022

Mark Gira, 64, of Perryopolis, passed away Monday, July 25, 2022 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh.  Born April 7, 1958 in N. Charleroi, PA he was the son of the late John S. Gira Jr. and Elizabeth Hesson Gira who survives and resides in Belle Vernon.  A resident of Perryopolis for the past 35 years, Mr. Gira was a...

Jul 18, 2022

Sharon Zwolenik Hall, 67, of Vanderbilt, Flatwoods, passed away Monday, July 18, 2022 at her home after a long battle with cancer.  Born November 9, 1954 in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Charles Zwolenik Sr. and Melzia Mae Adams Zwolenik.  A resident of Vanderbilt for over 40 years, Mrs. Hall was Baptist by faith, a...

Jul 15, 2022

Shelley R. Priloh Vitale, 51, of Fayette City, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022 at her home.  Born June 6, 1971 in N. Charleroi, PA she was the daughter of the late Dennis and Susan Byron Priloh.  A lifelong resident of Fayette City Shelley was Catholic by faith and worked as a Title Clerk at Joe Fida's Instant Auto...

Jul 13, 2022

Mark Jared Rock, 38, of N. Charleroi, formerly of Perryopolis, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at Jefferson Hospital with his loving family by his side.  Born August 11, 1983 in Pittsburgh, PA he was the son of Mark A. and Elizabeth Ann Lerda Rock of Perryopolis.  Mark was a member of St. John the Baptist RC Church, Perryopolis,...

Jul 11, 2022

Donald J. Glover, 84, of Grindstone, passed away Monday, July 11, 2022.  Born February 9, 1938 in Alvy, WV he was the son of the late Harold K. and Beulah Roberts Glover.  A lifelong resident of Grindstone, Donald was a musician with numerous local bands, could always be found tinkering with anything mechanical or electrical on cars or electrical...

Jul 9, 2022

David S. Thomas, 72, of Smock, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022 at West Virginia Hospitals - Ruby Memorial, Morgantown, WV.  Born October 27, 1949 in Uniontown, PA he was the son of the late John and Ethel Linderman Thomas.  A lifelong resident of Vanderbilt and Smock, Mr. Thomas was retired from CONSOL Energy, where he worked as a...

Jul 7, 2022

Captain James Batwinis, 78, of St. Augustine, FL, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Flagler Hospital, St. Augustine, FL.  Born January 12, 1944, in N. Charleroi, PA he was the son of the late Edward and Rose Alberta Batwinis.  A resident of St. Augustine for the past 24 years, Mr. Batwinis was Methodist by faith and was a...

Jul 1, 2022

Patricia Rizzutto Aubrey, 90, of Belle Vernon, passed away Friday, July 1, 2022 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV.  Born November 29, 1931 in Monessen, PA she was the daughter of the late James and Sophie Helen Widiszewski Rizzutto.  A resident of Belle Vernon for over 50 years, Mrs. Aubrey was Methodist by faith, a homemaker and enjoyed antiquing...

Jun 30, 2022

Leonard A. Stringhill, 83, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022 at Dunlevy Gardens.  Born November 22, 1938 in N. Charleroi, PA he was the son of the late Anthony F. and Julia A. Demino Stringhill.  A lifelong resident of North Belle Vernon, Leonard was a member of St. Sebastian RC Church, Belle Vernon and was...

Jun 28, 2022

Rosalie R. Segin, 53, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh.  Born February 10, 1969 in N. Charleroi, PA she was the daughter of the late Michael and Sarah E. Culp Segin. A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area, Mrs. Segin was a member of the First Christian Church of...

Jun 18, 2022

James F. Kvitkovich, 72, of Greensburg, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Oak Hill Health Care, Greensburg.  Born September 7, 1949 in Spangler, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Ursula (Gueguen) Kvitkovich.  James was a retired mining engineer from John T. Boyd Co., a mining and geological consulting firm.

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Jun 15, 2022

Clifford Abbott, 67, of Perryopolis, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at his home.  Born December 21, 1954 in Pittsburgh, PA he was the son of the late Charles H. and Martha E. Hauer Abbott.  A resident of Perryopolis for the past 38 years, Mr. Abbott was a truck driver for Lynch Sanitation, Fayette Waste and retired from GRS...

Jun 9, 2022

Isabelle A. Hetherington Bateman, 72, of Grindstone, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022 at Penn Highlands Health Care Mon Valley, Monongahela.  Born September 27, 1949 in N. Charleroi, PA she was the daughter of the late John R. and Janet E. Campbell Hetherington.  A lifelong resident of Grindstone, Mrs. Bateman was a very devote and strong in her faith,...

May 29, 2022

Michael Robert ‘Robbie’ Powell, 30, of McKeesport and Smithton PA, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022.  Born November 30, 1991 in LaPlata, MD he was the son of Michael S. Powell of Tampa, FL and Nicole Hendrix of Smithton.  Christian by faith, Michael worked as a programmer at Kiczan Manufacturing Inc., loved playing the guitar, enjoyed working on computers...

May 28, 2022

Joseph Richard Sikorski, 86, of Rostraver Twp., passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Penn Highlands Health Care, Mon Valley, Monongahela.  Born June 10, 1935 in Glassport, PA he was the son of the late Frank and Stella Zdobinski Sikorski.  Mr. Sikorski was a faithful member of the Church of St. Anne, Rostraver Twp. and served in the US...

May 28, 2022

Marie A. Scurci Monios, 94, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022 at her home.  Born November 19, 1927 in Monessen, PA she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Theresa Salvino Scurci.  A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 67 years, Mrs. Monios was a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord...

May 27, 2022

Felix J. Lisovich, 99, of Belle Vernon, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at Residence at Hilltop, Monongahela.  Born May 17, 1923 in Rillton, PA he was the son of the late Charles and Catherine Kolanko Lisovich.  A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 67 years, Mr. Lisovich was a member of St. Sebastian R.C. Church.  Mr. Lisovich...

May 25, 2022

Francis ‘Frank, Cookie’ P. Figler, 85, of Grindstone, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at Uniontown Hospital, Uniontown.  Born May 30, 1936 in Grindstone, PA he was the son of the late Steven and Anna Kozlow Figler.  A lifelong resident of Grindstone, Mr. Figler participated at Fairview United Methodist Church.  Frank was retired from Ford Motor Co. and used...